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Conference on “Special didactics and learning for sensory disabilities – Visual impairment” given by E. Polato? Padova (Italy)

Photos de la conférence sur la déficience visuelle donnée par Enrica Polato lors du cours de soutien à la TFA à l'université de Padoue, canal B. Les 200 étudiants sont représentés de dos. Au fond de la salle de classe se trouve la chaise où Enrica Polato présente le projet Flex Picture E.Book, à l'aide de diapositives projetées sur l'écran situé derrière elle.

Presentation of the Flex picture book.

Training course for the specialisation in educational support activities for disabled pupils, stream B, University of Padua.

200 trainees (primary, middle and secondary school teachers) enrolled in the specialisation course to obtain the diploma of support teacher.

University of Padua, Complesso Didattico Piovego, via Ugo Bassi, aula D.

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14th International Conference “School Quality and Social Integration”, organised by the Erickson Study Centre (Trento), Rimini (Italy)

Playing and reading together… while respecting specificities.
Workshops and books for and with children.

Photo of the presentation of the Flex Picture Ebook project: on a giant screen is projected the slide listing the 4 partner countries of the project and the 6 organisations: For Austria, the Johannes Kepler University (JKU) in Linz; for Italy, the Robert Hollman Foundation (FRH) in Padua and Cannero Riviera and AbilNova in Trento; for France, the Institut des Jeunes Aveugles (IJA) in Toulouse, Ludosens in Bègles, Les Doigts Qui Rêvent (LDQR) in Talant and for Lithuania, the Lithuanian Centre for the Education of the Blind and Visually Impaired (LASUC) in Vilnius. Under the screen is a table behind which sit the four speakers: Professor Stefano Salmeri from UniKore, Professor Roberta Caldin from the University of Bologna, Dr Enrica Polato and Dr Maria Eleonora Reffo from the Robert Hollman Foundation.

Roberta Zumiani and Enrica Polato in front of a huge panel bearing a large “Q”, the symbol of the “Quality Schools and Social Inclusion” conference, and all the names of the participants.

Workshop entitled “Normality and speciality in dialogue… Visual disability and educational action”, with Roberta Caldin, Maria Eleonora Reffo, Stefano Salmeri, Enrica Polato.

For carers: teachers, psychologists, speech therapists, social workers, parents, etc.

Palacongressi di Rimini, Via della Fiera, 23, Rimini

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7th “Tocca a te!” national illustrated tactile publishing competition, Bologna (Italy)

La présentation du projet Flex Picture Ebook a lieu dans la Sala Borsa de Bologne, dans une vaste cour couverte entourée de colonnes. Le public, assis, est représenté de dos. Sur scène se trouvent la modératrice de la table ronde, le professeur Valeria Friso de l'université de Bologne, Stefano Alfano de la Federazione Nazionale delle Istituzioni Pro Ciechi (Fédération nationale des institutions pour aveugles) et Enrica Polato qui, micro à la main, présente le ppt "Quand le livre s'adapte à l'enfant (également malvoyant) et non l'inverse", projeté sur l'écran situé derrière eux.

When books adapt to children (even visually impaired children) and not the other way round: presentation of “Leo wants a bat” epub.

Poster for the round table “Illustrated tactile books, pages for all: the state of the art” organised in Bologna, in the SalaBorsa library, on Saturday 28 October from 16:00 to 19:00. Programme: Welcome by Pier Michele Borra. Moderator: Valeria Friso. Speakers: Giancarlo Abba, Pietro Vecchiarelli, Roberta Bridda, Claudia Sorrenti, Maria Eleonora Reffo, Enrica Polato, Stefano Alfano. Above, the logos of SalaBorsa and the national “Tocca a te” competition; below, the logos of : Federazione Nazionale delle Istituzioni Pro Ciechi, Fondazione Robert Hollman, Istituto dei Ciechi Francesco Cavazza, under the patronage of the Municipality of Bologna and Nati per Leggere, in collaboration with Coinsulta tra Antiche Istituzioni Bolognesi, the Ministry of Culture, SVP Worlwide and Typhlo&Tactus. To the left of the written part of the poster is an image showing a number of tactile books.

The presentation of the Flex Picture Ebook project took place in Bologna’s Sala Borsa, in a vast covered courtyard surrounded by columns. The audience, seated, is shown from behind. On stage are the moderator of the round table, Professor Valeria Friso from the University of Bologna, Stefano Alfano from the Federazione Nazionale delle Istituzioni Pro Ciechi (National Federation of Institutions for the Blind) and Enrica Polato who, microphone in hand, presents the ppt “When the book adapts to the child (also visually impaired) and not the other way round”, projected on the screen behind them.

Round table “Illustrated tactile books, pages for everyone: the state of the art” (with the Robert Hollman Foundation and the Fédération nationale des institutions pour aveugles)

Meeting open to the public: teachers, typhlologists, artists, book authors, publishers, interested people of all ages.

Biblioteca Sala Borsa_ – Palazzo Comunale_ Piazza del Nettuno 3, Bologna

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Integrated course in special pedagogy for inclusion, Laboratory for special pedagogy for inclusion_Master’s degree in primary education, University of BolognaLaboratory for special pedagogy for inclusion_Presentation of the Flex Picture Ebook and Epub project “Leo vuole un pipistrello”, Bologna (Italy)

L'atelier s'est déroulé dans un amphithéâtre de l'Université de Bologne. La photo montre la salle de classe de dos. On peut voir de nombreux étudiants qui ont le dos tourné et, à l'arrière-plan, un écran. Le vidéoprojecteur projette l'image de l'histoire "Léo veut une chauve-souris", celle dans laquelle Léo est suspendu à l'envers à côté de la chauve-souris. Devant l'écran, Enrica Polato présente l'epub aux élèves.

Presentation of Flex Picture Ebook.

The workshop took place in an amphitheatre at the University of Bologna. The photo shows the back of the classroom. Many of the students can be seen with their backs turned and a screen in the background. The video projector is projecting the image from the story “Léo veut une chauve-souris”, in which Léo is hanging upside down next to the bat. In front of the screen, Enrica Polato presents the story to the pupils epub.

Integrated course in special pedagogy for inclusion, Laboratory of special pedagogy for inclusion_ Single-cycle master’s degree in primary education, University of Bologna.

34 students from the single-cycle degree course in Primary Education Sciences at the University of Bologna, future pre-school and primary school teachers.

University of Bologna – Department of Educational Sciences G. M. Bertin _ via Filippo Re, 6,

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Centre Ressources Autisme and DSDEN, Bordeaux (France)

Presentation of FLEX PICTURE EBOOK and all the potential of this type of tool in a group class to help access to reading and to better identify the profile of the pupil and his way of learning.

Presentation to DSDEN teachers and IME and ITEP staff in the presence of the specialist teacher from the CENTRE RESSOURCES AUTISME NOUVELLE AQUITAINE.

Teachers, AESH, special educators.

Rectorat de Bordeaux.

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International practical conference “Diversity of teaching tools and teacher creativity”, Riga Strazdumuiža (Lithuanian)

Dirigeants et spécialistes de l’école secondaire lettone – Riga Strazdumuiža – centre de formation. Enseignants lituaniens spécialisés dans l’éducation, éducateurs spécialisés et enseignants.

Centre lituanien d’éducation pour les aveugles et les malvoyants.

http://lasuc.lt/ivyko-tarptautine-praktine-konferencija-ugdymo-priemoniu-ivairove-ir-mokytojo-kurybiskumas/